But rather than idle the project while the state figures out the budget, the city decided to move on and use infrastructure financing, a similar, but less efficient way of funding projects.

“We’re looking beyond redevelopment at this point,” said Rich Hillis of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. “I don’t think Treasure Island is going to come out of this unscathed.”

Mayor Ed Lee said he was frustrated and would keep pushing Brown to drop the cuts to redevelopment.

“While there may be some uncertainty at the state level, what is certain is that these projects are creating jobs in our city and are boosting our economy,” he said in a statement.